Meaning & use
Fluting
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A series of shallow, rounded, parallel grooves used as decoration, especially on a column, pillar, or piece of pottery.
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The fluting on the marble columns gave the building an elegant, classical look.
The potter added fine fluting around the vase's rim with a carving tool.
A note on using this word
A signature feature of classical Greek and Roman architecture, particularly Doric and Ionic columns.
Words with a similar meaning
groovingchanneling
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Cutting shallow, rounded, parallel grooves into a surface, or playing a flute.
He spent the afternoon fluting the edge of the pastry crust.
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